Charity Koduah Vrs Prince Berks Afriyie [2023] GHACC 482 (23 June 2023)

The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation as the parties have not cohabited for 9 years and have irreconcilable differences, satisfying the statutory grounds for divorce.

Citation: [2023] GHACC 482
Parties: Petitioner: Charity Koduah; Respondent: Prince Berks Afriyie
Court: Circuit Court
Jurisdiction: Ghana
Judgment Date: 23 June 2023
Procedural Posture: Divorce Petition / Judgment
Outcome: petition granted; marriage dissolved
Legal Topics: Divorce, Matrimonial Causes, Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage
Source Language: English

Family Law Divorce Matrimonial Causes Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage

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Parties

Charity Koduah

Petitioner

Prince Berks Afriyie

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Judgment

Legal Issues

1 Whether the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation under the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367)

Ratio Decidendi

The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation as the parties have not cohabited for 9 years and have irreconcilable differences, satisfying the statutory grounds for divorce.

Court Disposition

petition granted; marriage dissolved

Orders

Registrar to issue Divorce Certificate after canceling photocopy of Marriage Certificate (Exhibit A)
No order as to costs